Railway-track equipment



A. C.. MUIR.

RAILWAY TRACK EQUIPMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, I918.

1,345,389. I PatentedJulyG, 1920.

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A. C. MUIR.

RAILWAY TRACK EQUIPMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 1918.

1,345,389. Patented uly 6,1920.

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ABCHIBALD 2. m, or BRILLIANT, NEW MEXICO."

RAILWAY-TRACK neurrmmr.

' Application filed November 2, 1518. Serial No. 260,887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABOHIBALD G. Mona, a subject of the King of Great Britain, re d in the county of Colfax and btate of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Track Equipments; and I do hereby declare the following to be .a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such 7 7 others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use the same. 7 I My invention relates to improvements in railway track equipment, and more particularlyto a com brace and chair.

Animportant object o fvthis invention is to provide a nut lock plate adapted for ready attachment to. the ties and a rail, wherebythe same will engage the nutssecuring the fish plate and retain the same against accidental dis placemen. a, V

A further object oi the invention is to provide means in. connection with my improved nut lock plates, whereby the rails as will enable may be effectively prevented from spreading A further object of the invention is provide a device of the character describec, which is of highly simplified construction, reliable in use and simple to apply to the standard rails. V

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, which, by virtue of its extreme simplicity and reliability in use, will meet with commercial success in a highly crowded art.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective of a portion of a railway track, illustrating the application of one form of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective of a nut lock plate embodied in the invention, 7

Fig. 3 is a perspective of a modified form of the nut lock plate, I t

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the nut lock plate and the anti-rail-spreading plate connected by a retaining bar, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective of a rail-engaging Specification of Letters Patent.

engage the nuts. plate may be of any desired metal pos;

bined nut lock plate, rail to the web of the rail I Patented July 6, 1920.

plate adapted to co act with the nut lock plate in preventing the rails from spreading.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodimentlof my invention, the numeral 10 generically designates a nut lock plate adapted to traverse two ties. The nut lock plate'is adapted to be arranged at a point toextend over theend portions of a pair-of adjoining rails and thus be in position to My improved nut lock sessed of sufilcient rigidityto withstand the.

strain incident to the passing of trains over the rails. As clearly shown'in Fig; 2, the nut locli plate comprises a flat base 11, having 're-;

cessed portions 12 along its outer edge for thereception of railway spikes 13, which extend? into the ties. The central portion of the base plate 11 is provided with a recessed portion forthe reception of the base of the rail. The outer portion of he base plate 11 is provided with a longitudinally extending overhanging "shoulder 14. adapted to extend over and contact with the outer side of the base of a rail. Formed integrally with the overhanging shoulder 11 and extending upwardly therefrom is a bracing strip 15, adapted to contact with the outer side of the web of a rail. The lower portion of the brace 15 and the adjacent portion of the overhanging shoulder 14 are provided with rectangular openings16 adapted to extend over the nuts of a rail joint. The opposite side of the base plate 11 is provided with openings 17 adapted for the reto traverse two ties and serve as a connect- I ing means for the end portions of the adjoining rails. 1 I

In Fig. 3 there is shown a modified form of the nut lock plate, wherein the base 17 is adapted to rest upon a single tie and be secured thereto. In this form of the invention, the central portion of the plate 18 is recessed for the reception of the base of the'rails 19. The outer portion of the plate 18 is provided with an overhanging shoulder 20, adapted to engage the upper portion of the outer side of the base of the rails 19. As clearly shown in Fig. 3, the end portions of the base 18'.v A brace 21 is formed integral with the shoulder and is provided with rectangular openings 22 adapted to extend over the nuts of the-bolts extending through the web of the rail. .The outer portion of the base '18 is provided with recesses 23 for the reception oi spikes extending into the tie. V v I Y. j p

Adapted to be arranged on the opposite ends of the ties, I have provided a combined rail brace and anti-rail-spreading device generically designated by the numeral 24. As clearly shown in Fig. 5, the device comprises a base plate'25 adapted to, be arranged beneath the base of a rail opposite either the nut lock plate 10 or 18. The member 25 has its'central portion provided with a longitudinally extending recess for the reception of the base of a rail. The outer'portion of the base 25 is provided with a shoulder 26, extending over the outer side of the base of a rail. Formed integrally with the shoulder 26, and extending upwardly therefrom, is a I *plain brace member 27, adapted to engage the rail and retain the same in a rigid position. Adapted to be arranged between the 'member 24 and either of the nut lock plates is a bar 28 secured to the ties by spikes or bolts 29 and 29, the spikes 29 passing through the inner ends of the plates'25 and 10 or 18 to hold the plates in; engagement with the bar 28. As clearly shown, theend portions of the bar 28 extend into recessed portions 31 along the inner edges of the member 24 and either of the nut lock plates.

claim.

It willbe apparent that the connection between the oppositely disposed plates will ef-V I V fectively prevent the rails from spreading.

While have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is invention and the scope of the appended Having thus described my invention, what Iclaimis: I A device of'the character described comprising rail engaging members each having a base plate for fitting beneath the base of a rail and cut out longitudinally to provide a it rail receiving seat, an overhanging shoulder formed integrally with the outerportion of V the base plate-for engaging the upper face of the base of a rail and having an upstanding extension for engaging the web of arail and provided with nut receiving openings, a bracing bar extending between the rail engaging elements and fitting beneath the inner ends thereof, and securing elements ex tending through the inner end portions'of the rail engaging elements and through the endportions of thefbracing bar;

' In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in'presence of two witnesses.

.ARCHIBA L DIC.

' Witnesses:

T. C. SMITH,

C. E ROUNDSLEY.

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